WRITER, GARDENER, COUNTRYMAN, EXPLORER - the last's a bit of an exaggeration...

Saturday, 24 December 2011

Christmas 2011

Many thanks to all of you that have read and followed my blog during 2011. Despite the dire weather predictions, the secret valley is having the mildest Christmas for years. Instead of extreme cold and deep snow as forecast some weeks ago, the sun has been shining and the temperature has risen to +13C. I've had to rely on a snowy photograph from last winter!

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We've been barraged with teeny white pellets that are lying on the ground pretending to be snow. Just below freezing here in North Tx. Wishing everyone a happy (holiday of choice) full of warm fuzzies and all the best goodies.

My phoneline and broadband connections have been down for a few days so I may not reappear for a little while. They are supposed to be fixed tomorrow but I'm not expecting it to happen. Perhaps my new year's resolution should be 'try not to be so cynical' but it's hard not to be, I find!!

About Me

JOHN SHORTLAND, Cotswold Hills, England.
John the Writer: It is as natural for me to write as it is for me to eat - and I eat a lot.
John the Gardener: It's in my blood - the family discussed plants as others do football. Now I earn my living by it. Lucky chap!
John the Countryman: Living in a secret valley of winding streams, fields and woods, deer and badgers. Oh, and dogs and horses.
John the Explorer: that description is a tad exaggerated - but I've had my moments. It's all in the blog...